Intel and Nvidia just donated a total of $16,000 to the Community crowdfunding project for the NS2 World Championship 2013, to be able to fly all players + casters and give them accomodation in Germany.

The semi-finals and finals will be shown live from Germany on the Front Page of Twitch.TV and ANYONE can join the tournaments with their team.

If it doesn't reach the goal and there are no live finals, all donations are returned to those who donated, so I hope everyone donates any amount they can to this Community crowdfunding project!

It looks like it will make it because more than 10 people have donated like $500 during the last 6 hours, but the rate has to be kept up! You get special in-game badges + posters etc and the whole live event is gonna be awesome. :D

Hopefully this will reach the Community goal of $30,000 with only less than $5,000 to go as the deadline is before the 14th! Here's some great recent community discussion about this possible event on twitch that was broadcast today: Also NEW MAP and Matchmaking coming soon! :D http://www.twitch.tv/naturalselection2/b/478205688

But I hope they implement some balance patches before the tournament starts. No average gamer and Twitch viewer wants to see lopsided matches of one side always struggling to win at the competitive level. Time to roll out those marine nerfs and alien biomass balancing.